Numbers 2:22:4Num.2.22.W4TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“of the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- leev-NEI
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI bin-ya-MIN
- clause
ve-na-SI liv-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-vi-DAN ben-GID-o-ni
- sentence
u-ma-TEH bin-ya-MIN ve-na-SI liv-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-vi-DAN ben-GID-o-ni
Exegesis
The second vav {וְ | wə} introduces nasi {נָשִׂיא | nā-sîʾ} ‘leader’ in apposition, linked by the construct phrase livnei {לִבְנֵי | li-vnê} ‘for the descendants of,’ which specifies the group.
In context — Numbers 2:22
And next shall be the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan son of Gideoni.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:22, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.2.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.22.W4.S1) and character.